Update

I have fallen off the wagon a bit when it comes to updating you about my progess, I apologize. Let's start off with the weekend of March 27 & 28th - the weekend of my MS 150. The long awaited event - Boy, was I nervous, anxious and quite frankly just ready to get the darn thing over and done with! I made some last minute trips to Wal-Mart & Landis Cyclery and headed out to the town of Florence, AZ if you can call it a town, it is very small! For those of you that know me, I pack way to much - well, why should this be any different, right? My car looked like I was moving with luey (my bike) I arrived without getting lost which is an accomplishment in itself for me. :) The girls were just about to have dinner, so I joined them and had a wonderful time. Then, the fun really began once I took everything out of my car and arrived in this circus type tent with sleeping bags all over while ladies kept arriving, wow! By the end of the night, I believe there were around 20 something women in our tent and 1 or 2 men.. lol. One of the ladies father had flown in for the event and someone's husband had also joined in the fun! I didn't get much sleep the first night as it was freezing that night!! We woke up and everything seem like a frozen blur until I arrived at the end of the day to take a shower in something called shower trucks- what.  Ok, let's see if I can give you details from the blur. I remember lining up on the start line trying to get my heart monitor up- It had slipped onto my waist! Of course momma bear was right next to me making sure I was ok & helping me with the darn heart monitor. I felt discombobulated somehow. Trying to make sure I had everything I needed and somehow just felt weighed down! We began the ride with frozen toes and smiled as if it was the best thing we had ever done! :) The day was cold & a bit windy. We all started off together and then separated into groups - some ladies did 75 miles and some were trying to achieve 100 miles. I wasn't sure what I was going to do, but my goal was to do 100. We stopped at many of the rest stops and I found myself eating shoveling bananas & protein bars in my face as quick as possible. The ride to the lunch stop was probably the most difficult for me as this was super windy. We had a paceline going and picked up many riders from multiple teams: fedex, discount tire, the yellow jerseys, and some that i don't remember. The wind was giving my asthma a run for its money!! We arrived at lunch and had a turkey sandwich, and chips.  We kept on moving slow & steady... working towards our goal. The next reality hit when we decided to do 100 miles. The last 25-30 miles I was sure that my feet were either on fire or going to just fall off.  The girls kept cheering me on saying that we were almost there; slowing the pace and making sure I was well fed, watered, and had some gels or other energy slimy sugary substance to keep me going. If needed we would stop, refuel, put our feet down and keep going. We finally arrived at the finish line - I cannot describe the sense of accomplishment I felt knowing I had just ridden 100 miles!! Thank you, LaVerne. I would not have been able to do it without you!!